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Sunday, May 13, 2012

PG Strike Freedom [Detailed up]

This is a build from last year, whose photoshoot is long overdue lol. I don't really own it per se - it resides at HAW - as this was done as a display piece for last year's GBWC 2011. Nevertheless, I consider it as my breakthrough piece, even though it was never entered for any compy. Learnt a lot of techniques on this build, thanks to invaluable advice of Toymaker. The goal was to detail up the PG SF, but remain faithful to the original design and colour scheme. I completed the main body and had to move on to my GBWC entry, so Sam from HAG/HAW finished up the wings. Credit to Toymaker for the pics.
First, some WIPs for a better picture of the modifications done on this baby:

Comparison: Before-After:

To check out the full WIPs, hop over HERE. Otherwise, enjoy the finished product!

will do so... you can see my thread at SGGS forum, I've finished the feet extension mod, and I will try adding some screw bits on the feet (not finished yet, still planning).gonna take this project on slowly, since I have almost 3 months of vacation..

wow doing these mods are much more difficult than I expected... XDI'm currently working on the feet, which turned out pretty good (the feet extension), and I added some pla-plates, screw bits, trimmed some parts to reveal the gold... who knows how long it will take to finish this kit. =P

anyway, did you paint the plated parts? if you did, did you strip the plating first?

Panel lining is done in the earliest stages, when you're modding your kit and adding whatever you want to add onto it before painting. Painting comes after you're done with all the physical detailing. 'Cos once you paint, you can't un-paint it to scribe an extra panel line or stick on another part, unless you wanna soak the model in thinner and kill it. Makes sense? :) After painting, a layer of clear gloss top coat is needed to make sure the surface is smooth so you can apply your decals. After the decals have been applied, you spray on another layer of clear top coat (flat or gloss, that's up to you) to seal in those decals. And you're done. Hope this helps.

Your Strike Freedom look amazing. Especially the gold part and the shadowing.

Could you please help me with how you paint your gundam. I'm still new with painting gundam. Do you sanding and used premier on your gundam first before painting it? or just spray/ paint it directly on the runner?

Wow Strike Freedom PG have a lot of runner. When you said sand/primer&paint every part, do you included the joint, finger or small parts too? Wouldnt it cause stiffness in the joint? How many layers of paint do you usually do?

Hi HK, yup I sand every part. No, you don't have to sand the joints. You sand what's called the 'nubs' - the point where you cut the part off the runner. Because there will be an ugly mark there that you have to get rid of, otherwise it won't look good after painting. Steps:-Cut parts off runner-Sand down nubs until smooth-Spray primer-Spray colour. If you want to shade, then you have to spray a dark base colour first, then a lighter colour on top for the shaded effect.-Top coat with gloss-Panel-lining-Gloss top coat again to seal in panel lines-Decaling-Gloss coat to seal in decals-Flat coat if you want the matte look. If you prefer gloss, then leave it at the previous step.

Hi, yes i painted the inner frame with gaia notes Starbright gold. There is no need to prime, but i first spray on a base coat of gloss black before applying the gold. The black acts as a 'primer'. Black is usually used as a base coat for metallics cos it highlights the shine better, and provides depth to the colour. Because it's gloss black, it's also much smoother than primer, which contributes further to the shine. I generally do not use primer for any metallic paints, as primer roughens the surface and kills shine. For the dragoons yes I think they were painted with another tone of gold because they were done by Sam at HAG. I only completed the mecha.

Hi Waylander, I am currently trying to do my 1st extra panel line creation kit which is a PG strike. Just wonder do you have any tips for me in the design of the panel lines? I am totally new on this and have no idea how the pattern should flow. I tried some myself but i think they are really ugly and instead f making the kit good it made it worse...lol

Hi there is no sure way. You just have to keep trying and improve. General rule is to follow the "flow" of the edges and going parallel to them instead of right angles. Recommend looking at more pictures of others works

Totally awesome sir..I'm planning to customize my PG SF with LEDs (as what I have as a skill) but i'm having problems with the details to make it amazing until I saw this nice work of yours...now I have an inspiration for the design..thanks bro, more powers with your works :)